Reborn Tokyo Golden Age

The New Year in Akita is as cold as usual, and the original gray forest has long been covered with thick snow.

The mountains and forests also returned to silence, and everything fell into a deep sleep, quietly waiting for the recovery in the coming year.

However, Xiaolu Village at the foot of the mountain is very lively. White paper lanterns are hung in front of every house, and there are also pine trees made of bamboo and pine leaves.

The hostess of the house is busy making rice sticks, and the hostess sits cross-dressed in front of the table full of drinks, as if waiting for something.

"Tuk tuk tuk" there was a knock on the door, and before anyone opened the door, the visitor had already opened the door and entered.

"I heard that there are crying children here." The low and terrifying voice sounded, and the little girl in the room looked towards the door in horror.

I saw two figures wearing hideous ghost masks standing at the door, wearing straw woven coir raincoats, and holding wooden sticks. Stepped into the door with exaggerated movements, and then looked straight at the little girl.

"Wow!" The little girl cried out in fright and then ran towards the sitting father.

"Is it you, Chiyoko? I heard that you don't study hard, and you don't listen to adults." The figure dressed as an evil ghost tremblingly stretched out his hand to the little girl.

The little girl retreated while crying, "I didn't, please let me go!" A pair of little hands hugged her father's arm tightly.

"I will be obedient in the future, Dad, please help me." Chiyoko looked at her father pleadingly, then turned her head to see the ferocious ghost face and broke down crying again.

The male host suppressed a smile, raised the wine glass on the table and toasted to the strange-looking two people. The two people who played the roles of evil spirits also raised their wine glasses to greet the male host, and then everyone drank it down.

"Remember to be obedient." Before going out, the evil ghost in the red mask still didn't forget to turn around and threaten.

In the expression of the little girl who survived the catastrophe, the two exited the door, turned around and walked to the next family.

"Why is the wine at Uncle Matsumoto's house so spicy?" The evil ghost with a red mask took off the mask, and the first thing that was revealed was Bai Chuanfeng who was sticking out his tongue.

"Haha, Xiaofeng. I've told you to come over for a drink, but you don't believe me." The husky voice was that of Tiger Taro.

The two of them formed a pair and were performing the Namahage Festival, a traditional festival in Akita.

Mostly, groups of two or three pretend to be evil spirits and go door to door to frighten people.

"I heard there are disobedient children here?", "I heard there are lazy wives here?" and so on.

The male host will dress up and entertain them with the wines they have kept at home.

This festival is somewhat similar to Halloween in the West, except that one is for adults to beg for drinks and the other is for children to beg for candy.

The combination of Bai Chuanfeng and Tiger Taro also walked from the beginning of the village to the end of the village. Bai Chuanfeng, who participated in this traditional festival for the first time, was very excited.

He was the most active in scaring children every time, which made Kotaro a little puzzled, why didn't he find this guy so naughty before.

The New Year's time is happy and short. The bustle of Xiaolu Village lasted for a few days, and it is about to fall into calm again.

According to past experience, those who go to the city to work will pack their bags and set off again a few days after the beginning of the new year.

If there is any difference this year, it is undoubtedly the return of Bai Chuanfeng and Kotaro to the village.

They not only brought back all kinds of fresh little gifts for everyone, but also brought back several color TV sets, which are as big as 18 inches!

For most people in the village who had never been out in their entire life, this was very shocking and caused a great sensation.

Everyone was asking how the Shirakawa family made such a fortune in Tokyo that he could afford a color TV.

They haven't seen it, but it doesn't mean they don't know. It is said that a brand new TV set costs two to three hundred thousand yuan. This money is almost equivalent to more than half a year's income of ordinary people in Xiaolu Village, and some of them are not necessarily so.

Later, I heard from Kashiwagi, who is also in Tokyo, that it is said that they got it by tinkering with second-hand goods.

Everyone was a little relieved when they heard that it was a second-hand product, but they were still envious.

Since Bai Chuanfeng sent home a 90% new TV set for the family, Bai Chuan's house has become the favorite place for villagers to visit.

Adults come here to visit if they have something to do, and children can't wait to stay here.

All this is because of the attraction of that TV set, which has become a star in the village.

Through it, people in the village know the colorful world outside, know Momoe Yamaguchi, know "Northern Spring", know the idol craze, and watch the red and white song meeting for the first time.

Since then, Hayato Shirakawa has also acquired another hobby, which is to sit cross-legged in front of the TV every day and watch all kinds of weird programs on TV.

There are some young people in the village who have moved their minds, and they couldn't help coming to Bai Chuanfeng. They waited for a long time, just want to ask Bai Chuanfeng if there is any good way, and want to work with him.

Bai Chuanfeng could only decline this point, not because he didn't want to help the villagers. It's just that he is just a student now, and it doesn't take so many people to do the dumping of second-hand goods. After all, he and Yamashita Daiji are the only ones who can repair electrical appliances. No matter how many second-hand goods they find, the amount they can digest is limited.

In the end, he promised them that he would help them get a TV if they had the chance, at a favorable price. This allowed everyone to leave contentedly.

In fact, they didn't have to hang out with Bai Chuanfeng, they were just tickled by the TV that caused a sensation in the village.

When it comes to TVs, I have to mention Tiger Taro's family. At the beginning, Bai Chuanfeng sent back two TVs together. He has one Tiger Taro and one.

Not long after Kotaro's home came back, Maruyama, who heard the news, secretly exchanged it for 20,000 yen, and then returned home after spending several months outside.

Kotaro, who had just arrived home, heard about this incident and almost had a fight with his asshole father that day.

If it wasn't for his mother, Mei Shu, who tried her best to stop him, there might be a scene of father and son killing each other in the new year.

Tiger Taro was not only angry with what his father had done, but also angry with his TV set worth 70,000 to 80,000 yen. He directly sold it for 20,000 yen as junk.

He was also angry at his mother's blind accommodating and weak, but the meekness and obedience in the bones of traditional women made him feel at a loss and powerless.

There is no way to save the money he brought back in Tokyo, so he absolutely dare not hand it all over to his mother.

Taking advantage of the new year at home, he made a special trip to the city, invited the best doctor to show his mother's body, and prescribed a bunch of medicines for her to take care of her body, so Kotaro was a little relieved.

Finally, before leaving for Tokyo, Kotaro made a special trip to Shirakawa Kaede's house, knelt on the ground and begged Shirakawa Hayato and Kazuko to take care of his mother for him.

Part of the money was left to his mother, and the rest was entrusted to Bai Chuanfeng's parents, hoping that they would come forward to help him think about it when necessary.

Looking at Kotaro kneeling in front of him, Hayato Shirakawa's eyes were full of complexities, especially with his son on the side.

"Toratarou, don't worry, even if you don't come, we will take good care of Miki. When Xiaofeng was young, we caused her a lot of trouble. Please don't worry about the family, and work hard outside, like a man."

"En!" Kotaro lowered his head, and touched the tatami mat in front of him heavily with his forehead.

Hezi wiped away his tears, "Good boy, go, you and Xiaofeng must take care of each other outside, don't be impulsive."

Under the reluctant eyes of their parents, Shirakawa Kaede and Kotaro embarked on a journey to Tokyo again.

Unlike last year, this time they lost their confusion and apprehension, and replaced it with confidence and prosperity.

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PS: There will be more in the evening, and it will be updated at three today

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